John White | Nick Korte

Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional

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Are you a technology professional unsatisfied with your current role? Looking for a resource to help understand changing job functions, changing organizations, or gaining recognition and progression? The Nerd Journey podcast helps explore alternative roles, increase job satisfaction, and accelerate career progression. Each week, we uncover patterns of technical career progression by dissecting careers of guests and discussing different job roles they’ve held, or discussing relevant career topics. We’ve interviewed people in IT operations, sales engineering, technical marketing, product managem...

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John White | Nick Korte

Episodes

The Path to People Management and Early Lessons Learned 07.07.2020 53:51

Episode 83 - Guest Brad Pinkston joins the Nerd Journey duo to discuss his path to becoming a people manager at VMware, as well as some hard, early lessons. Part 1 of 2.

Why Vacation Won’t Cure Burnout and Effective Mental Health Days Off 30.06.2020 31:54

@vJourneyman and @NetworkNerd_ discuss an article claiming that vacation won't cure burnout. They also talk about some ways to make a mental health day as effective as possible.

The Joy of Interviewing with Manny Sidhu 23.06.2020 37:19

The Nerd Journey Podcast is back with more of the advice we wish we'd been given earlier in our careers! This week, we talk about the Joy of Interviewing with Manny Sidhu!

Certification and Mentoring with Manny Sidhu 16.06.2020 40:22

Nick and John discuss how technical certifications can advance a career and the satisfaction of teaching and mentoring with independent consultant Manny Sidhu.

Supporting Colleagues of Color 09.06.2020 1:10:47

In Bonus Episode #10, The Nerd Journey team discusses do's and don'ts of supporting your colleagues of color, some social context you might not have thought of, and two podcast episode referrals which John found helpful to listen to.

Receiving Performance Feedback 02.06.2020 41:20

Join the Nerd Journey duo's discussion on performance feedback: sources, types, and effectively receiving it.

Burnout and Recovery with Josh Fidel 26.05.2020 49:52

Welcome to episode 78 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss burnout and recovery with Josh Fidel @jcfidel . Original Recording Date: 04-23-...

Global Accounts, Job Searches During Recessions, and Organizational Silos with Josh Fidel 20.05.2020 33:15

Welcome to episode 77 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss covering global accounts, job searches during recessions, and organizational si...

Engineer Brain and Career Philosophy with Josh Fidel 12.05.2020 49:42

The Nerd Journey crew is joined by Josh Fidel who discusses his philosophy of career development and what he calls "Engineer Brain."

Vendor Management as Relatable Experience for People Management 28.04.2020 33:03

This week, the Nerd Journey team discusses using the management of vendor relationships as relatable experience when applying for one's first people management position.

Feedback and Career Impacts of Convention Presentations with Al Rasheed 22.04.2020 27:05

The Nerd Journey crew discusses getting feedback on community presentations and the career impact of doing them in the second part of our discussion with Al Rasheed.

Journey to Presenting at Conventions with Al Rasheed 14.04.2020 34:00

Welcome to episode 73 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss the journey to presenting at conventions with Al Rasheed. Original Recording Da...

Board and Executive Relationships with Brad Tompkins of VMUG 07.04.2020 39:09

Welcome to episode 72 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss Board and Executive relationships in the second part of our discussion with VMU...

Journey to Executive Leadership with Brad Tompkins of VMUG 31.03.2020 43:41

This week Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_) and John White (@vJourneyman) discuss one career path to executive leadership with Brad Tompkins (@BradTomkins_), the Executive Director of the VMware Users Group.

Taking Control During Uncertain Times 17.03.2020 28:20

During times of uncertainty, it's too easy to get so overwhelmed with things we can't control that we miss the things we can. Join Nick Korte and John White in a discussion of how to go about taking control.

Effective Remote Work Practices 11.03.2020 38:06

Nerd Journey Episode 69 - In light of Covid-19 concerns, more companies are asking staff to stay home to work. @vJourneyman and @NetworkNerd_ discuss the practices they've used in their careers to effectively work remotely.

When Life Disrupts Your Work-Life Balance 19.02.2020 42:36

Today we discuss handling situations where our lives demand more attention than normal, whether from sudden crisis or low-level wear and tear. We also collect some ways to help care for ourselves.

Three-Month Check-In as a Google Cloud Customer Engineer with John White, Part 2 11.02.2020 31:13

Welcome to episode 67 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we have the second half of our discussion with John on his move from VMware to Google Clou...

Three-Month Check-In as a Google Cloud Customer Engineer with John White, Part 1 06.02.2020 33:51

Welcome to episode 66 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode Nick checks in with John three months after his move to Google Cloud. Original Recording D...

Your Position Has Been Eliminated with Mike Burkhart Part 2 28.01.2020 43:12

Welcome to episode 65 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss the interview and evaluation process with Mike Burkhart in the second half of o...

Your Position Has Been Eliminated with Mike Burkhart 14.01.2020 47:09

Welcome to episode 64 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss navigating unexpected career pressure with Mike Burkhart . Original Recording D...

Managing Online Communities and Career Path Pt. 2 with Nic Tolstoshev 07.01.2020 37:56

Welcome to episode 63 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss online community management and career paths with community manager Nic Tolstos...

Most Influential Books On My Thinking – Nick Korte 31.12.2019 46:01

Welcome to Bonus Episode 09 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we have the second of two bonus episodes about the books that shaped our thinking. This week, Nick tal...

Most Influential Books On My Thinking – John White 24.12.2019 54:31

Welcome to Bonus Episode 08 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we have the first of two bonus episodes about the books that shaped our thinking. Th...

Managing Online Communities Pt. 1 with Nic Tolstoshev 17.12.2019 49:01

Welcome to episode 62 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [ @NerdJourney ]! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman ) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_ ), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we discuss online community management and its role within an organization with community...